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Japan Picks Model Projects To Promote 'Dual Habitation'

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JAPAN TIMES
 
The land ministry has selected 26 model projects nationwide to promote a "dual habitation" lifestyle in which people divide their time between rural and urban areas, informed sources said.
Local governments and private companies will work together to support the projects, including ...

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Japan Abolishes Skirts From Policewoman Uniforms Nationwide

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SORA NEWS
 
After nearly a half-century run, skirts to no longer be part of uniforms.
Though Japan celebrates the start of the new year in January, it’s really spring that’s the time for new beginnings in the country. Spring is when the school year begins, when most companies start their fiscal y...

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30 Years After Deadly Tokyo Subway Gas Attack, Survivors And Victims' Families Still Seeking Closure

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Thirty years on from the fatal sarin nerve gas attack in Tokyo's subway network, survivors and families who lost loved ones are still seeking justice.
Thirteen people were killed and thousands were sickened when cult members released sarin nerve gas in the capital's subway trains on...

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Japan to Begin Hospital Ship Operations by Next Jan.

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NIPPON
 
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Tuesday instructed his government to develop a system to operate so-called hospital ships by January 2026.
on the same day, the government adopted a program for the introduction of hospital ships, which provide medical care at sea in the event of...

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1st Dismantling Of Nuclear Reactor Begins In Central Japan

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Chubu Electric Power Co has begun dismantling a nuclear reactor in Shizuoka Prefecture, making it the country's first commercial reactor to undergo the process, the utility said.
The company started the disassembly work on Monday by removing the top lid of the pressure vessel of the...

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Land Prices Up In Half Of Japan's Rural Areas For 1st Time In 33 Yrs

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KYODO NEWS
 
The average land price rose for the first time in 33 years in more than half of surveyed rural areas in Japan, government data showed Tuesday, as the nation's economic recovery extends to asset values.
Across Japan, land prices in all categories as well as prices for residential land...

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Croatia’s Koncar Builds HPP Generator In Japan

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SEE NEWS
 
Croatian electrical equipment manufacturer Koncar [ZSE:KOEI] said on Monday that its generators and motors unit GIM has built a compact generator for the Chidori small hydropower plant in Japan.
The generator is designed with a rated power of 2,800 kVA, a nominal voltage of 6,600 V, an...

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Japan Faces Growing Challenge Of An Aging Population

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LA CROIX INTERNATIONAL
 
Nearly 30% of Japan’s 124 million people are over 65, rising to 40% by 2050. With low birth rates, shrinking pensions, and labor shortages, millions work into their 70s as governments struggle to respond.
“Please move forward… Would you like a plastic bag? … That’ll be 3,...

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Japan Eyes Deploying Long-Range Missiles On Kyushu Island

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan is considering deploying long-range missiles on the southwestern island of Kyushu as part of the country's efforts to acquire "counterstrike capabilities" to hit enemy targets in the event of an emergency, government sources said Saturday.
The deployment, expected to commence a...

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Japanese Astronaut Onishi Arrives At The International Space Station

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Takuya Onishi, 49, and three other astronauts arrived at the International Space Station on a Crew Dragon spacecraft Sunday, marking the start of their long-term stay.
About 90 minutes after the SpaceX spacecraft docked with the station, the connecting hatch was opened. Onishi was t...

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